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Captain Marvel: Carol Danvers - The Ms. Marvel Years #2
Captain Marvel: Carol Danvers - The Ms. Marvel Years Vol. 2
Collects Ms. Marvel (2006) #18-34 and Annual #1. The adventures of Carol Danvers continue! Ms. Marvel drafts two new recruits from the Avengers Machine Man and Sleepwalker! And when the young hero Araña is kidnapped, it's time for Carol to use her newly expanded Lightning Strike Force to squash an evil that hits too close to home! Then, when the Skrull Secret Invasion is revealed, is Ms. Marvel on the front lines - or part of the infiltration herself? Outgunned and on the run, with S.H.I.E.L.D. convinced she's a Skrull impostor, Carol must fight for her identity and her life against her very own squad - but they have a Ms. Marvel of their own! Carol faces a death in the family, fights to rebuild after the Skrull ordeal and has a run-in with the ever-Amazing Spider-Man!
456 pages, Paperback
First published December 24, 2008
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February 9, 2021
Even though these stories were only written around 10 years ago, they feel very dated. If you read a Captain Marvel comic today and then one of these, you're probably going to be appalled at her costume and how oversexed Ms. Marvel is presented at all times. She's running around like a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model fighting skrulls and other villains while showing lots of side boob. After going back and reading this, I'd save this for completists only and skip straight to the Kelly Sue DeConnick run.
January 30, 2019
Oh. My. God—Do I want to pull out my hair. I cannot stand this Ms. Marvel. No offense to Ms. Marvel, but so much offense thrown to the writers and artists. Why the hell did it seriously take until the, what… 2010s to figure out a god damn costume. And honestly, let me pull back from that a minute. The costume isn’t even the most offensive part—it’s the poses, body positions, constant come-ons, and the overall reductive approach to female characters.
My eyes about rolled out of my damn head.
Kelly Sue DeConnick, thank you so much for taking Carol Danvers story and turning it into something I can and want to read.
My eyes about rolled out of my damn head.
Kelly Sue DeConnick, thank you so much for taking Carol Danvers story and turning it into something I can and want to read.
September 2, 2019
2.5 (because of the afterword), rounded up to 3
Collects Ms. Marvel Annual #1, Ms. Marvel #18-#34
I truly hate Carol's modern Ms. Marvel costume. While her classic costume had the most stupid scarf ever (plus dumb hair that made her look as if she had flew into the side of a building), her modern design features a silly ill-fitting and too-small leotard that could only be possible if the back is a G-string and her boobs grew by at least 3 cup sizes. I mean, why isn't she spending most her time removing wedgies and adjusting her camel-toe? Why isn't her boob hanging out more often since side boob is definitely a costume feature at times? I guess she IS more than a mere woman. Or maybe she uses double-sided tape. *eyeroll*
Now, the excerpt at the end. In the letter included in the Ms. Marvel Epic Collection Vol.1: This Woman, This Warrior, Ms. Marvel writer/creator (and former Marvel editor) multi-divorced sexist asshat Gerry Conway professes that women just didn't have the experience to write super-hero comics. I guess Gerry thinks women have too small of a brain to write "POW," "BAM" and "BOOM". It's so hard! Flashforward to this collection: writer Brian Reed is a "guy who has only been writing comic books for a few years." It's nice to know that Marvel likes to give new MALE writers all the opportunities. For me, I thought the Skrull Secret Invasion storyline was fairly boring - it just happened and just ended and was fairly underwhelming. I did like the storylines related to Lightning Storm and Air Force Special Operations, but of course the latter was left as a cliffhanger in this collection.
I can't remember if there were any female artists in the first collection of this, but this does feature several issues with pencils by Adriana Melo and ink by Mariah Benes. I'm sure they had to follow a style guide generated by/for horny dudes, though.
Collects Ms. Marvel Annual #1, Ms. Marvel #18-#34
I truly hate Carol's modern Ms. Marvel costume. While her classic costume had the most stupid scarf ever (plus dumb hair that made her look as if she had flew into the side of a building), her modern design features a silly ill-fitting and too-small leotard that could only be possible if the back is a G-string and her boobs grew by at least 3 cup sizes. I mean, why isn't she spending most her time removing wedgies and adjusting her camel-toe? Why isn't her boob hanging out more often since side boob is definitely a costume feature at times? I guess she IS more than a mere woman. Or maybe she uses double-sided tape. *eyeroll*
Now, the excerpt at the end. In the letter included in the Ms. Marvel Epic Collection Vol.1: This Woman, This Warrior, Ms. Marvel writer/creator (and former Marvel editor) multi-divorced sexist asshat Gerry Conway professes that women just didn't have the experience to write super-hero comics. I guess Gerry thinks women have too small of a brain to write "POW," "BAM" and "BOOM". It's so hard! Flashforward to this collection: writer Brian Reed is a "guy who has only been writing comic books for a few years." It's nice to know that Marvel likes to give new MALE writers all the opportunities. For me, I thought the Skrull Secret Invasion storyline was fairly boring - it just happened and just ended and was fairly underwhelming. I did like the storylines related to Lightning Storm and Air Force Special Operations, but of course the latter was left as a cliffhanger in this collection.
I can't remember if there were any female artists in the first collection of this, but this does feature several issues with pencils by Adriana Melo and ink by Mariah Benes. I'm sure they had to follow a style guide generated by/for horny dudes, though.
August 15, 2019
Slightly better than the last volume, but not particularly consistent or balanced. The first arc straight up sucked. It gets better as Secret Invasion kicks off, and the best stuff is towards the end.
Slyly, they left the last (and best) arc unresolved, in an obvious attempt to get me to read the third volume. NOT GONNA HAPPEN. I can’t commit to another 16 issues where only 7 of them are good.
The art is inconsistent too. Some (especially the Binary stuff) rules... most is plain, and some sucks.
This is for hardcore Carol fans and suckers like me who want to read everything. Literally anyone who isn’t one of those two people can skip it.
Slyly, they left the last (and best) arc unresolved, in an obvious attempt to get me to read the third volume. NOT GONNA HAPPEN. I can’t commit to another 16 issues where only 7 of them are good.
The art is inconsistent too. Some (especially the Binary stuff) rules... most is plain, and some sucks.
This is for hardcore Carol fans and suckers like me who want to read everything. Literally anyone who isn’t one of those two people can skip it.
May 20, 2019
La única plotline que más o menos me interesó fue la última. Y odio que Carol no tenga vida privada fuera de vatos creeps.
December 9, 2022
3/5
Enjoyed how this one got into secret war but I felt like there was a lot in the span of this issue.
Enjoyed how this one got into secret war but I felt like there was a lot in the span of this issue.
October 31, 2019
The Good: Some fun and exciting stories were present here, including Carol's time in the Air Force and a couple of issues featuring Spider-Man. As usual, the artwork was excellent.
The Bad: Why do the people at pretty much any mainstream entertainment company think they need to make their heroines oversexed? Carol--and other women, but especially her--are seen in everything from midriff-baring tops to an off-the-shoulder, low-cut, leggy dress to underwear to even nothing at all, albeit with critical areas thankfully obscured. I grew up on female leads like Lizzie McGuire and Raven Baxter, who were smart and admirable heroines that didn't feel the need to constantly flaunt their bodies; here, there's just too much inappropriate eye candy for male readers. Add to that profanity that was a bit excessive, not to mention a disturbing "zombie variant" cover in the back matter, and this was not at all what it could have been.
The Bad: Why do the people at pretty much any mainstream entertainment company think they need to make their heroines oversexed? Carol--and other women, but especially her--are seen in everything from midriff-baring tops to an off-the-shoulder, low-cut, leggy dress to underwear to even nothing at all, albeit with critical areas thankfully obscured. I grew up on female leads like Lizzie McGuire and Raven Baxter, who were smart and admirable heroines that didn't feel the need to constantly flaunt their bodies; here, there's just too much inappropriate eye candy for male readers. Add to that profanity that was a bit excessive, not to mention a disturbing "zombie variant" cover in the back matter, and this was not at all what it could have been.
February 24, 2019
Some good and bad in this one, much like volume 2. The bad? Machine man suuucks. Sleepwalker was potentially interesting but not used much. Starting out the volume with an annual that puts the titular character basically in the role of villain against Spider-man who is possibly one of the most popular marvel heroes ever is just... not wise. (the civil war comic storyline kinda sucks by the way.)
The good? Invasion storyline puts Carol in her element of mindlessly kicking ass. Sure it's short on plot, but after so much plot it is good to see her let loose and bash some baddies. Also we end with a series showing marvel past and present acting as a human soldier and kicking ass without flight or laser beams.
My quest to fill myself in on Carol Danvers continues to be a mixed bag of stuff I love and stuff I hate.
The good? Invasion storyline puts Carol in her element of mindlessly kicking ass. Sure it's short on plot, but after so much plot it is good to see her let loose and bash some baddies. Also we end with a series showing marvel past and present acting as a human soldier and kicking ass without flight or laser beams.
My quest to fill myself in on Carol Danvers continues to be a mixed bag of stuff I love and stuff I hate.
April 27, 2019
Hm. This second collection still had male characters acting in incredibly creepy ways towards Carol - it's like every time she encountered a guy he just HAD to make some sort of comment. Even the ones trying to punch her. As for the art... it's all about body parts again. Sigh.
However, the Secret Invasion storyline is a lot stronger than Civil War (in the first collection) and some of Carol's decisions start to define her in interesting ways. She's becoming a much more interesting character. The love triangle is pushed to the side (for the most part) which allows for development instead of drama. But for everything I liked about this comic, I can point to some annoyingly sexist moment.
However, the Secret Invasion storyline is a lot stronger than Civil War (in the first collection) and some of Carol's decisions start to define her in interesting ways. She's becoming a much more interesting character. The love triangle is pushed to the side (for the most part) which allows for development instead of drama. But for everything I liked about this comic, I can point to some annoyingly sexist moment.
March 3, 2024
This graphic novel was all over the shop. Every issue felt like a disjointed mess stuck between Civil War, Secret Invasion and Dark Reign.
The art ranged from good to bad and with a lot of sexy poses for the character which (I think) are meant to appeal to dudes. I like curves as much as the next guy, but this doesn’t work here. The hero is supposed to be a super strong, highly skilled warrior and she would never been caught posing in the middle of a fight???
Onto to the next and final volume. Hopefully it gets better.
The art ranged from good to bad and with a lot of sexy poses for the character which (I think) are meant to appeal to dudes. I like curves as much as the next guy, but this doesn’t work here. The hero is supposed to be a super strong, highly skilled warrior and she would never been caught posing in the middle of a fight???
Onto to the next and final volume. Hopefully it gets better.
December 1, 2019
This was a great volume. I've really enjoyed this series. Unlike the cross over with civil war the cross over for secret invasion wasn't as fluid and you do lose a little flow but I'm still enjoying this a lot.
April 24, 2020
Captain Marvel is the best superhero! This is a great volume of comics, it showcases everything you love about Earth’s Mightiest Hero, she is everything that characterises and defines hero, truly amazing!
July 7, 2020
Another gorgeous collection of the greatest super hero ever, Carol Danvers! Art is great. Writing is solid: Carol makes some choices that aren’t always heroic, but her humanness is one of the things I love about her character. Also, mistakes are necessary for growth (and an interesting story).
May 14, 2021
It’s okay. There’s a lot of inconsistency in the quality of the storytelling in the collection. Some are quite strong and some are terrible. The artwork was a bit cheesecake at times which doesn’t suit the character but it’s a (half) decent read. Buy on sale for the best value.
March 23, 2019
There is some good stuff here, but it is all tangled up in Big Events, and ends up being really choppy and disconnected.
August 29, 2019
Easier to read than individual comics, but still a bit convoluted as it covers a variety of story lines. I still miss the original Mar-Vell (Captain Marvel). Carol Danvers just doesn't work for me.
December 8, 2019
Interesting
Carol the spy. Always good to see more Mar cell Carol. Also good seeing that it's not the powers that make her great
Carol the spy. Always good to see more Mar cell Carol. Also good seeing that it's not the powers that make her great
March 6, 2020
Great World Building, Action and Adventure! :D Crisp Hive Five! :D
February 5, 2022
A good continuation from the previous entry, although I don't know that I enjoyed this volume as much as the last one though. Still an exciting read nonetheless :D
April 28, 2022
Could have done some really cool stuff with her team, but just let it fall flat (like many of the storylines from Brian Reed with Carol).
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